Re: Digest Number 724

• From: Douglas ONeal <tychobrahe_at_tycho2brahe.yahoo.invalid>
• Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2004 22:03:15 -0000
• Message-ID: <c5f3n3+m24k_at_...>

--- In quizbowl_at_yahoogroups.com, "Matt Weiner" 
<darwins_bulldog1138_at_y...> wrote:
>>If on the other hand, it's
> > due to psychological problems, I suggest you get
> > counseling; it helped me a few years ago.
> 
> You heard it here first, folks. Anyone who disagrees with Doug 
O'Neal must
> be crazy.
> 
> This is really a new low even for this board.

Putting words into my mouth now.  How the f*** does what I said imply 
that? 

For one thing, since when does "psychological problems" = "crazy"?  
That connection is little better than a racial, ethnic, or religious 
slur would be, and hence represents a "new low", even given some of 
the things that you've posted lately.  Was I crazy when I was 
depressed?  I would say not.  However, the depression did make me 
more confrontational, both on-line and in person, than I would 
otherwise have been.  Hence my suggestion. 

For another thing, you were not disagreeing with me.  You're being a 
total ass.  Short of being a total ass, there was no excuse for you 
to post "Why don't you host a real tournament?" in response to the 
UGa announcement. 

When Matt was a player at Pitt, I thought he was a refreshing 
exception from the correlation between "good DC-area player" 
and "arrogant self-important whiner who thinks that anyone who 
doesn't favor his exact style of quiz bowl is wasting his time, doing 
a disservice to the quiz bowl community, and hastening the downfall 
of western civilization".  I see now that I was mistaken. 

   Doug